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Newspaper

The Mobile News Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Oct 03, 1925

Page

6

Investigation of Air Tragedy Pushed in New Jersey

Navy court seeks immediate attention on blame for Shenandoah airship disaster. Debate centers on whether Commander Zachary Laws caused the loss that killed fifteen officers and crew. Testimony cites storm signals, drift, and piloting decisions as key factors under review.

Jurst N. J Shenandoah Zachary. Lawson Annnal Foley Washington Zepupil Navy Joseph B. Anderson Aeros Lansdowne Gaid Heinen Rerief Ier

Blackfraternity building faced Ku Klux protests in Tennessee

In SB Tennessee on October 3, members of a racist extremist group gathered near a college area and threatened to oppose a Black fraternity from Meharry College moving into a building just blocks away. Police opened inquiries after a crude skull symbol and gunpowder warning were found at the site.

Tenn Meharry College Congregation of South le Pir The Frater Franity

Mrs Kresge Seeks Finance Examination Over Divorce Claim

New York October 3 Mrs Doris Kresge wife of S. S Kresge filed a finance examination demand alleging her husband promised her 1 million before marriage but later gave a ten cent toy dog. She seeks 1 million plus a 50 percent stock dividend plus interest on the principal.

New York Doris Weer Kresge Kresge Ainpare

Livestock market reports from Chicago and East St Louis

Receipts around 4,000 at Chicago with fat steers and cattle showing limited gains, top fat steers at 16.30, feeding and stocker demand rising. East St Louis receipts near 6 head with steady to higher closes for calves and steers, fat cows slightly lower and fat lambs stronger on feeding demand.

Fife

Latest Market Reports Neans Cotton New Orleans

New Orleans spots steady with low middling 22.31, sales 7 800. Liverpool futures open lower, New Orleans exports heavy at 46 730 bales. New York active week opening weak. Dec at 22 84, losses 19 to 138 points. Cotton spot in New York quiet at 23.00 middling.

New Salean A.P Liverpool New York New Orleans Orleans York Tennence Cnn Sakao

Market quotes show crude oil and sales figures

The report lists futures prices for Cc CTONSEED OIL and related contracts with monthly values including January 10.18, March 16.80, Api 110.33, and October 10.38. Sales show 200 barrels.

API

Cotton market summary with steady futures

Prices remained steady in the cotton market with middling at 12.57 to 11.68 for various grades and 5 000 bales traded, including 2 300 American. Futures closed quiet and steady with October 12.05 and later months around 11.68 to 11.98.

Wheat market swings as U S output guiders diverge

Grain reports from Canada and Chicago reflect a volatile week with wheat prices dipping to new lows yet showing rallies on some days. Unofficial USDA yield forecasts and rail shipments influence corn and oats while hog prices slump, and market rules shuffle in the new and old style trades.

A.P Canada United States Jardine Board of Trade Poe

Market notices from New York and St Louis dated Oct. 3

Sunday bar silver and Mexican dollars quoted in New York. Steel prices unchanged. In St Louis poultry prices steady with springs at 22 cents. Rubber sheets spot 9 1/2 to 11 2/4, January-March market term quoted.

New York ST. Louis Springs

Chamber to Hold Second Marine Exhibit Conference

Mobile's Chamber of Commerce directors decide to reconvene this afternoon at 3 16 o'clock in the chamber rooms to plan a second conference on marine and foreign trade interests for Mobile's exhibit at the New York marine show and to secure backing and cooperation from local parties.

Chamber of Commerce Mobile New York

Financial markets dampen fears amid earnings optimism

New York trading started with cautious optimism as earnings reports and favorable prospects boosted demand for funds. Dow components Dodge & Cox rose to a new high above 38 while Ward Baking fluctuated around the 95 level. United States Steel and American Can stayed steady amid profit-taking and light volume.

New York de Tates Dodge Broers Ward United States

Stock market buoyant on Fed move amid mixed signals

Market rallied as Fed authorities signaled easing measures while bond yields steadied. New York Fed left rates unchanged after a surprise cut in London. French debt talks disappointed but had little market impact. Motor shares surged to record highs on heavy buying. General Baking jumped over 30 points to 225 in a planned merger.

Linangia Federal Reserve New York Reserve Bank London

Bond Market Edges Higher Amid Quiet Trade

New York bonds opened the day with slight gains amid a quiet market. Traders favored speculative issues such as convertible oil liens and Western & Northern 7s while gains were limited by a cautious mood ahead of a new loan. French issues like Nordley and others edged softer.

New York A.P Western & Northern Chenepeaks & Ohio Geet Ae Nordl-ey

Foreign Exchange Rates and Bank Reserve Deficit Report

The report lists world currency quotes with Britain France Germany and others and notes a weekly reserve deficit of 21,532,990 dollars for clearing house banks and trust companies, down from last week’s excess of 19,228,740 dollars.

New York A.P

Consolidated List of Stocks and Prices Across Markets

A long OCR list catalogs numerous companies with stock prices and fractions, including Air Reduction Allied Chem & Dye American Can Amoco, Bethlehem Steel, Chrysler, Great Northern, Gulf Oil, International Nickel, J. Tel Tel, Kennecott Copper, Lehigh Valley, Reading Co, Shell Union Oil, Standard Oil California, Texas Co, and many others with quoted bid prices and share fractions.

Allied Chem Dye Allis Chalmers Agr. Chem Ashe American Can Foundry Ice Am. International Corp Locomotive Water Works Armour & Co Nh “A Associated Dry Goods Associated Oil Atch A & Aa Fe Atlanta Irm Atlantic Goast Se Atl Gulf & W. Indies Atl. Refining Baldwin Locomotive Baltimore & Ohio Barnsdall Corp Belding Bros Bethlehem Steel Briggs Mfg. Co Bklyn. Manh. Trans Bklyn Union Gas Calif. Packing Calif. Petroleum Canadian Pacific Central Leather Pfd Chandler Motor Chesapeake & Shion Chicago & Alton Pfd Chic. & Northwestern Pneumatic Tool Rock I. & Pac Childs Co Chile Copper Chrysler Corp Serere Copid Colorado Fuel & Iron Columbia Gas & Elec Ginter Co Glidden Co Goodrich Goodyear Ordan Motors Kansas City Southern Kelly Springfield Kennecott Copper Lehigh Valley Loew's Inc Lorillard Co Louisiana Oil Res Loulaville & Sashvile Pyack Copper Mainson Rk Marland Oil May Dept. al Mexican Seaboard Oil Miami Copper Mid-Continent Pet Midland Steel Prod Missouri, Kan. & Tex Missouri, Pacific Missouri Pacific Pe Montana Power Montgomery Ward Oon Motors Moto Meter National Biscuit Nat. Dairy Nat. Distillers National Lead New York Canners New York Coral New _Y New York Shipbuilding Norfolk & Western North American Noethers Pacific Oeum Caret Steel Owens SS Pacific Oil Motor Selestose Motor Car Pan-American Pan-Am Petroleum “B Pennsylvania R. A Penn Seaboard Steel Phin & Ra “Eeat & Rag. & I Ip Morris . Co Phups Petroleum Pierce Arrow Pierce Arrow Pfd Pierce Petroleum Pittsburgh & West Va Rublic Ser. N. J Pullman Co Re Oil. Corp Ot Ae Y Consolidated Reading Co Replogle - Steel Reynolds Genase Gee Royal Dutch St. Joseph Lead St. Louis & San Fran St. Louis Southwestern Savage Arms Peanoarabuck Co Sears-Roebuck Shattuck Shell Union Shoe Sheff Meg Fe Penger Die Ge Elec Standard Oil of California Standard Oil iv New Sereer Stewart Ter Sebo Cop & ‘Cnem Texas Pas Gomi & Oil Ed Ie

Market Report Summary of Commodities and Hides

Market dull with mixed steady to firm notes across commodities. Cattle hides coffee wool and molasses show varied readings with domestic and international prices reported, including No 2 pepper stock and Western peppers steady. crude and general rates firm. sugar markets and bread markets touched by minor fluctuations.

Lee Pete Ord Jose Hamburg Rotterdam Ohio & Pen Orleans

Potatoes Market Report from Chicago Trade

Chicago on October 3 reports 51 car receipts with total US shipments at 760. Market steady to firm as Wisconsin and Minnesota sacked round whites sell around 1.35 to 1.90 per hundredweight and Red River Ohio sacked oranges about 2.20, with some fancy Wisconsin values up to 2.00.

Chicago United States Wisconsin Minnesota Red River

Raw sugar market steadier amid light trading in New York

In New York on Oct 3 there were no sales in the local raw sugar market yet a better undertone appeared. Buyers offered 3.90 for Cuban duty paid while holders asked 3.96. Seven raw sugar futures rose on week end covering and trade buying. Final prices were 3 to 4 points higher. December 2.24 March 2.30 May 2.38 July 2.48. Refined sugar held at 5.10 to 5.25 with slight rising inquiry.

New York

Turpentine and Rosin Trade Report From Savannah

Naval stores news from Savannah on October 3 shows turpentine firm prices at 1.05 1 2 to 1.06 1 2 with receipts 432 and shipments 7, stock 17,844. Rosin firm sales at 1,488 and receipts 1,451 with stock around 14.62 1 2 and 14. WW? remains unclear.

NAVAL Savannah Turpentine Rosin

Southern Cities Brevities Highlights Odd Events

In Atlanta a runaway Texan steer charged Marietta street before Policeman John Wright killed it. In Durham Samuel Merritt, 70, loses alimony suit as wife wins after a life of poker and whiskey. Auburn’s Horey faces Clemson with five starters injured and lineup changes under way.

Atlanta International News Service Coaett Marietta Mnoire Tide Row Bulla John Wright Durham N. C Luicky Samuel Merritt Horey Auburn Clemson College Turner Salter Harkins Robinson Pop” Paterson Shorty Hkely Pruitt Morey

Bogus tickets loose in Pittsburgh prompt police warning

Police warn of counterfeit ee series tickets circulating in Pittsburgh. Authorities say no postal stubs have been recovered yet but betting rumors link the fake tickets to wagers on the Senators and Pirates with odds quoted, suggesting bets may shift to even money by Monday.

Pittsburgh Senators Pirates

Tigers Struggle in Overtime Asem Defense Slips

Working overtime to fix rough points in line and backfield, Clemson lost to Presbyterian College of Columbia last Saturday. A separate report details a 140 gallon whiskey seizure near Pensacola with a smoky motor chase ending in a capture and an abandoned car.

Birmingham Southern Clemson Presbyterian College of Columbia Tigers Atlanta International News Service W. T. McGee Here

Do heny appeals set for Monday in oil lease case

Edward L. Doheny magnate faces a Monday appeal in San Francisco to overturn a lease restraint order. The Doheny team arrives with Frank R. Kellogg and Joseph J. Cotter from New York, Owen J. Roberts and Arles Pomerene also travel, while Frank Hogan leads for Doheny. The cross-suit by the government is in the same circuit court.

San Francisco Edward Ll. Doheny Hong - Ees Eae Doheny Paul J. McCormick Los Angeles United States Circuit Court of Appeals Frank R. Kellogg Joseph J. Cotter New York Owen J. Roberts Philadelphia Arles Pomerene Ohio Frank Hogan Washington, D. C United Stated Circuit Pan-American Petroleum and Transport Company Pan-American Petroleum Company

Bentonvite Found In Alabama Caverns Brightens State Resources

Alabama geologist E M Graves reports the discovery of bentonvite in Cypress Pond area. The yellow waxy mineral, used in soaps and as a drug dilutant, was found in vine crevices and adds a new resource to the state’s economy.

la Fitte Florida Montgomery Ala International News Service Alabama Resources E. M. Graves Cypress Pond

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